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retirement
[ ri-tahyuhr-muhnt ]
noun
- the act of retiring or of leaving one's job, career, or occupation permanently, usually because of age:
I'm looking forward to my retirement from teaching.
- the portion of a person's life during which a person is retired:
will you do in retirement?
- a pension or other income on which a retired person lives:
His retirement is barely enough to pay the rent.
- the act of retiring, withdrawing, or leaving; the state of being retired:
After a competitive day on the golf course, she enjoys a quiet retirement to the residents' lounge.
- removal of something from service or use:
retirement of the space shuttle fleet.
- withdrawal of a jury from a courtroom to deliberate in private on a verdict.
- orderly withdrawal of a military force, according to plan, without pressure from the enemy.
- withdrawal of securities from the market by a corporation, as through payment at maturity, repurchase, or exchange.
- withdrawal into privacy or seclusion.
- privacy or seclusion.
- a private or secluded place.
- Baseball, Cricket. the act or instance of the defense putting out or ending the offensive play of a batter, runner, side, etc.
The retirement of the Brewers in the third inning came only after they scored six more runs.
adjective
- noting or pertaining to retirement:
retirement pay.
retirement
/ ɪˈٲɪəəԳ /
noun
- the act of retiring from one's work, office, etc
- ( as modifier )
retirement age
- the period of being retired from work
she had many plans for her retirement
- seclusion from the world; privacy
- the act of going away or retreating
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz··پ·Գ noun
- Dz··پ·Գ adjective
- ··پ·Գ adjective noun
- ···پ·Գ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of retirement1
Example Sentences
But, he’s still going to be searching with no retirement on the horizon.
“No one who sees me in action would doubt that I remain the bulldog that I am,” Connolly said at the time, about 135 days before announcing his retirement from public life.
After 10 years, he announced his retirement from politics, but his continuing activism, even into his 80s, helped set in motion a series of political movements and cultural upheaval in Southern California.
Gerry Connolly announced his retirement on Monday, after more than a decade in the House of Representatives.
Hecklers have expressed fear that the cuts will adversely affect popular government programmes like Social Security retirement plans, veterans benefits, and health insurance coverage for the poor and elderly.
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